Prerequisite: None
Grade Level: 9-12
Semesters: 1
Credit: 0.5
Students will learn the basics of automotive safety and how to service and recondition small engines, typically emphasizing four-cycle engines. These courses provide students with opportunities to troubleshoot and repair speed controls, lubrication, ignition, fuel, power transfer, cooling, exhaust, and starting systems; use hand, power, and overhaul tools; and read and interpret service manuals and parts catalogs. Students will learn the basics of automotive safety, the proper use of tools, the history of the automobile, and how the automobile affects everyday life. and how to service and recondition small engines, typically emphasizing four-cycle engines. These courses provide students with opportunities to identify and understand the purpose and function of troubleshooting and repair speed controls, lubrication, ignition, fuel, power transfer, cooling, exhaust, and starting systems; use hand, power, and shop tools overhaul tools; and read and interpret service manuals and parts catalogs.